Are Kuretake Watercolor Paints a Hidden Gem or Over-Hyped? (The truth after 1000+ paintings)

Watch ad-free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collection/79329 Join me on Patreon https://patreon.com/dianeantonestudio Are they really that good? After three years of using Kuretake Gansai Tambi paints almost daily I’m sharing with you the good, the bad and the ugly of these unconventional (to the West) Japanese paints while I create an easy doodle swatch type painting with them for you! Materials: Kuretake Gansai Tambi 48 Color Set https://amzn.to/3zZX8Kn Kuretake Gansai Tambi 36 color set https://amzn.to/4hF4I2k Kuretake Gansai Tambi 24 color set https://amzn.to/3FgPhPr Kuretake Gansai Tambi 18 color set https://amzn.to/4k8QkQE Kuretake Gansai Tambi 12 color set https://amzn.to/4dmOKYG Kuretake Gansai Tambi Nuance 12 color set https://amzn.to/44GcSDw Kuretake Gansai Tambi Art Nouveau 24 color set https://amzn.to/3KkQxRl Kuretake Gansai Tambi 24 Glittery Colors https://amzn.to/4hQazBi $49.99 Kuretake Gansai Tambi Graphite Colors https://amzn.to/3SdzEd3 Kuretake Gansai Tambi Granulating Colors Set 1 https://amzn.to/3wXcQsu Kuretake Gansai Tambi Granulating Colors Set 2 https://amzn.to/43pqzEs Kuretake Gansai Tambi Opal Colors https://amzn.to/4b2FHLx $12.17 Kuretake Gansai Tambi Gem Colors https://amzn.to/4k61MMY Kuretake Gansai Tambi Pearl Colors https://amzn.to/4dregME Kuretake Gansai Tambi Starry Colors: https://amzn.to/3QZIk8e Kuretake Sumi-e Set of tinted black Japanese Inks https://amzn.to/3wB5bzS Kuretake Gold Mica Ink https://amzn.to/4gIgzeh $13.99 Kuretake water brush https://amzn.to/3fmsVfo Details about the full Gansai Tambi range on Kuretake's website (with pigment info): https://www.gansaitambi.jp/en/ Excellent resource for information about pigments, lightfastness, transparency etc of ALL major brands: https://artistspigments.org Chapters: 00:00 What you can expect in this video 01:02 Before we start… 03:01 Number 1 thing I really like 06:23 Number 2 09:20 Number 3 13:34 Number 4 17:44 Number 5 22:15 Number 6 25:27 Number 7 29:08 Number 8 34:51 Number 9 37:03 Number 10 39:36 Number 11 42:18 Number 12 44:53 Some things I love less and chatting while doodling ----------------------- Get an overview of what we do here at Diane Antone Studio: https://linktr.ee/dianeantonestudio Join my FREE Studio Insiders' Newsletter for weekly coupons, freebies, offers, inspiration, news and more: https://dianeantone.com/join-our-newsletter Join my YouTube Membership: https://youtube.com/dianeantonestudio/join Join my Patreon: https://patreon.com/dianeantonestudio Become a Studio Insider for 10 FREE one-click sketch downloads per month: https://dianeantone.com/product/studio-insiders-pass/ Buy original paintings on Etsy: https://etsy.com/shop/dianeantonestudio Shop My MERCH: https://merch.dianeantone.com --------------------------------------------------------------- SUPPLIES Browse all of my recommended supplies on my Amazon Storefronts: USA - https://amazon.com/shop/dianeantonestudio Canada - https://amazon.ca/shop/dianeantonestudio UK - https://amazon.co.uk/shop/dianeantonestudio About my brushes I have always bought my favorite brushes from Drawell direct from Japan. They are handmade in Japan. Drawell will ship readily to anywhere in the world. The prices on their website are in Japanese currency but if you send Mr Maeyama an email he will give you prices in other currencies. The brushes I use are the Maestro Series (black and Gold handles) and the Golden Nylon Series 11-2 (red and white handles) and I use sizes 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13. http://www.drawell.co.jp/english/product.html --------------------------------------------------------------- CONNECT WITH ME Visit the YouTube Community Tab here: https://www.youtube.com/DianeAntoneStudio/community Diane Antone Studio Private YouTube Members Group - for Members only https://www.facebook.com/groups/dianeantonestudiomembers Website: https://dianeantone.com Facebook Diane Antone Studio: https://www.facebook.com/dianeantonestudio Facebook Members Only Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dianeantonestudiomembers Facebook Learn to Paint Watercolor Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnwatercolourpainting Facebook Learn to Paint Mixed Media Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnhowtopaint Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dianeantonestudio Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/dianeantonestudio TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dianeantonestudio Please visit our baby sister channel @fromthegarden Tip Jar: https://tinyurl.com/dastipjar --- We use royalty-free music from Epidemic Sound. Sign up with this link to get 30 days free. https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/69dvmu Diane Antone Studio makes a commission from sales made through the above links.* #dianeantonestudio #watercolor #art